Release Date: 1929-12-08
Overview: Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi Washington, from working with heart trouble even though it means work for his band. Sure enough, she collapses on stage...
Rating: 6.288 / 10
Duke Ellington
as Duke Ellington
Barney Bigard
as Band Member - Clarinet Player
Wellman Braud
as Band Member - Bass Player
Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton
as Band Member -Trombone Player
Edgar Connor
as Piano Mover
Dudley Murphy - Director
Dudley Murphy - Writer
Ernst Fegté - Art Direction
Russell G. Shields - Editor
Dal Clawson - Director of Photography
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